eight precepts of reverence ［八敬戒］ ( hachikyōkai): Eight monastic regulations for nuns. In essence, they require that nuns revere monks and demonstrate proper attitudes toward them. According to tradition, Shakyamuni set forth these eight precepts when he permitted the formation of a Buddhist community of nuns. They are: (1) even though the time since her ordination may be as long as one hundred years, a nun must pay respect even to a monk who has just been ordained into the Buddhist Order; (2) she must not slander a monk; (3) she must not accuse a monk of any misdeed; (4) she must receive from a monk the entire commandments for nuns; (5) she must confess her offenses before the assembly of monks and accordingly make amends; (6) she must ask for instruction from a monk every half month; (7) she must not spend the summer retreat at a place where there are no monks; and (8) after the summer retreat she must confess her offenses to a monk and make amends.